Need advice for Daddy gift for daughter for her first Xmas.

[drakethib]

I want to buy something special for my daughters first Christmas that she will be able to pas on to her children

I found a rattle from Tiffany & Co but before I belt out that much $$$ I would like to see what you think about the idea. Especially from the ladies.

What would be something that your dad gave you or think is a good idea.

Please help or feel free to PM me with any ideas.

P.S. Here is my little one.

Here is the rattle:

 

[4DisneyfansinNC]

That's a good idea. My Dad didn't give me anything like that for my first Christmas, but my husband got dd (now 7) a porcelain doll that also shared her name for her first Christmas. At first I wasn't too happy, it was alot of money and she was just a baby. Wouldn't you know, about 2 weeks ago, she brought that doll to school for show and tell, she just adores it and knows it's her special doll.
Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

[Barb D]

How about a special doll or soft stuffed animal? One that she can really play with, not for the shelf. My older kids still have some of their stuffed animals from when they were babies, including the one DS14 "gave" DD12 when she was born. I'm sure they'll be passed down.

I guess I'm too practical for silver rattles. Plastic ones are just as fun, and much more washable.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

The hospital I had my kids in give out silver feeding spoons. My kids come across them every now and then, and they know they are their "special" spoons. They really like looking at it, and holding it.

Maybe something like that engraved? Her name, and birthdate, with a special message from daddy?

 

[buzzlady]

When my boys were babies, I ordered them the spoon. I also have the picture frame. http://www.gerber.com/giftshop

 

[Sandcass]

Maybe something like a special snowglobe or music box. Kids think they're so magical. Maybe one with a special "daddy's girl" song of some kind.

 

[bekkiz]

I'm not sure exactly how it goes, but I do know some families in our area start a pearl necklace or charm bracelet, and add to it each birthday or Christmas. Then the daughter gets it at 16, or graduation or something like that.

 

[tmt martins]

TIME

I know this seems sappy but nothing is remembered and handed down more then great memories of time.

 

[clh2]

At Christmas, we always give our DD (now 11) a nice Christmas ornament. They really reflected her life at the age she got it, we have Radko Pooh and Piglet, other Radko's, some that aren't. Last year as she helped to decorate the tree, she said some really priceless things, related to the memories that her ornaments keep for her from year to year.

But as she moves out on her own, those ornaments will be hers to take with her.

 

[Jakesmom504]

Ditto the bracelet, I have a boy but hopefully when (if) I have a girl someday I would like to do the same. That way she can pass it on to her child one day. They have beautiful baby bracelets and they aren't all that expensive. Good Luck and have fun, last Christmas (my son's first) was one of my best! It was so much fun!

 

[LaLa]

I think a music box with a special song would be great. Babies just love hearing music, so it would be something she could enjoy now, as well as keep forever. Through the years, it will mean that much more to her. You know music stirs the emotions like almost nothing else.

BTW, your daughter is just beautiful! I have to say she looks so much like my DD, now 4, did at that age. She also had a head full of black hair, as did my son. It never failed that whenever we took her anywhere, everyone always commented on her hair. Love her like there's no tommorrow. Time passes way too fast.

 

[lucyanna girl]

My DH gave our DD a gold locket. She can pass it on to her daughter or grand-daughter. We also buy her a couple of Disney tree ornaments each year. Right now she puts up a small tree in her room each year but her collection is growing. This way she will have a really great Disney tree of her own someday.

 

[Linnie The Pooh]

First of all I think it is sweet that you want to do that. My DH is great, but he never wants to do anything that is remotely sentimental.

My mom got my son a silver rattle when he was born and as he grew older (he's 6 now and has some delays) he loves ringing it-it has a very pretty sound. Even though he doesn't understand the significance yet or who gave it to him, he just loves it.

I think engraved things are wonderful and the rattle you've selected is beautiful. I like the bracelet idea too. However, if you have more than one baby and the rest that follow are boys, you can do the rattle for them too. It'd be so neat for all your kids to have a special rattle to pass on to their kids.

I had a godmother who got engraved ornaments for us kids at Christmas every year. Now that she is gone, I absolutely cherish them. They are pretty, but the meaning behind is so much greater.

 

[PryncessChrysty]

I like the idea of the charm bracelet, too. Because every year, you can buy her a charm. And it's something that she will look forward to. I also like the ornament idea that somebody else mentioned.

 

[Freyja]

I like the snowglobe idea. All my babies got snowglobes for the first christmas and love to put them up every year and adore their own, special, snowglobes. They are also very traditional and a great piece to pass on from generation to generation.

 

[Keli]

If you haven't already, buy her a dozen roses. I know that sounds silly but my dh brought two dozen roses to the hospital the morning our dd was born and she has always LOVED the idea that her first flowers came from her dad on the day she was born. I didn't have the wisdom to dry some of them for her and she hates that. She would love to have a flower from that boquet.
Anyway I think a dozen roses is a perfect gift to accompany whatever else you get your dd for her first christmas.

 

[Spinning]

I like the idea of a collectable something you can give a version of each year.
The charm bracelet is a great idea.
My Husband gives the children books each year. He always signs them in the front. They have a nice collection of stories that reflect who there were at the age.

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

The charm bracelet is a great idea!

Both of my children have special ornament collections that we started the year they were born - each year they get a new one and when they are grown they will take them for their own christmas tree.

 

[drakethib]

Bumpity Bump

 

[Kimberle]

I bought my dd a Babies first Christmas Hallmark ornament. They have them for each Christmas up to 5. I bought her one evey year. When she's grown and has her own tree, she can have them.

She's now to big for those, so I let her pick out 1 ornament each year. I'm a big Hallmark ornament collecter. My dd now loves them as much as I do.

A silver charm bracelet would be nice. You could give her an engraved charm (with the date) each Christmas.